Public water system record
Pine Knoll Shores
Serves Morehead City and Pine Knoll Shores, Carteret County, NC · 4,795 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Pine Knoll Shores in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- Pine Knoll Shores draws water from 4 wells.
- Record on file since 1980, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 197 unknown out of 2,051 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Pine Knoll Shores go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 3 |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began March 1996, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 1996 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Pine Knoll Shores draws water from 4 wells. It also has emergency connections to Bogue Banks Water Corporation and Town of Atlantic Beach. 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to Pine Knoll Shores.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Bogue Banks Water Corporation Emerald Isle, NC
- Town of Atlantic Beach Atlantic Beach, NC
Annual water quality report
Pine Knoll Shores must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by North Carolina.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells